"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Last week's UK election triumph by David Cameron's Conservatives left a bloodbath in its wake, and the heaviest casualty was the Liberal Democratic party, which lost 86% of its clout in a single day.
Does this mark the end of liberal ideas in Britain? - not exactly, says today's Zero Government Blog.
On rare occasions, when his guard is down, a statist may explain his reasons. That gives us unbelievers a great opportunity, for not one of them is as useful as a fig leaf.
A fine new book appeared last week: Régime Change, by Jacob Hornberger. Today's ZGBlog reviews it and suggests a change in the "official" fable is coming soon. Enjoy A Hornberger Whodunnit.
For a change of pace, today's Zero Government Blog takes a look at people who have worked to earn a lot of it. It also suggests how they might use a little of what they earned. So, enjoy Rich Folks, and salivate.
The EU government has set its sights on one of the most creative of recent companies, Google. Just possibly, however, the Company might shoot back. EU vs Google, out today, suggests how.
That's been a hope since the LP was founded. This week Rand Paul declared he's running for Prez, and the latest poll shows him ahead of Hillary. Is this a credible way to bring about a free society?
Some are said to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, but this week Indiana's government turned that old saying on its head; having just written a law, it promptly if partially reversed itself upon hearing a squeal in the national media. Pence Foolish, out today, tells the tale, and reminds readers who has, and who does not have, the right to make business decisions. Enjoy.